UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): ~~December~~January 1127, ~~2024~~2025

DMC Global Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

001-14775

84-0608431

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

11800 Ridge Parkway, Suite 300, Broomfield, Colorado 80021

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(303) 665-5700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.05 Par Value

BOOM

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Stock Purchase Rights

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 58.0201 ~~Departure~~Other ~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~ Events

AsOn ~~previously~~January ~~reported~~27, ~~the~~2025, ~~Board of Directors (the “Board”) of~~ DMC Global Inc. (the “Company”) ~~appointed~~issued James O’Leary as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (“Interim CEO”), effective as of November 29, 2024 (the “Effective Date”). On December 11, 2024, the Company entered into a ~~letter~~press ~~agreement~~release ~~(the~~responding ~~“Agreement”) with respect~~ to ~~Mr. O’Leary’s service in such role. The Agreement, which has~~ a ~~term~~letter ~~commencing~~sent ~~on the Effective Date and continuing through June 30, 2025, unless modified by written agreement of the parties, continues the base salary of $500,000 previously agreed~~ to by the Company ~~and Mr. O~~’~~Leary~~s for his service as Executive Chairman of the Company. The Agreement also provides that Mr. O’Leary will be eligible for certain cash payments in the aggregate target amount of $2,000,000. The actual amount of such payments will be determined based on, as applicable, completion of targets or performance of certain ongoing transition services as specified in the Agreement, including, but not limited to: (i) the assumption of all critical pre-existing workstreams and relationships from the former Chairman of the Board ~~and the former President and Chief Executive Officer~~ of ~~the~~Directors ~~Company,~~by ~~(ii)~~Steel ~~managing and engaging external parties on potential strategic alternatives or potential strategic capital solutions~~Connect, ~~respectively, and (iii) preparing and finalizing for Board review and approval individual business unit plans and budgets for each of the Company’s three business segments for fiscal 2025~~Inc. Ifon ~~Mr.~~January ~~O’Leary’s position as Interim CEO terminates prior to June 30~~27, 2025 due to a termination without Cause (as defined in the Agreement) or his resignation for Good Reason (as defined in the Agreement), he will be paid: (i) in a lump sum, an amount equal to his base salary for the period from the date of such termination through June 30, 2025, and (ii) an amount equal to the then-unpaid aggregate cash payments. The ~~foregoing~~press ~~description~~release ~~of the Agreement~~ is ~~only~~attached ahereto ~~summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which is filed herewith~~ as Exhibit 1099.1 ~~and incorporated herein by reference~~.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number

Description

10.1

Interim President and Chief Executive Officer Letter Agreement between DMC Global Inc. and James O’Leary, entered into on December 11, 2024.

99.1

Press Release, dated January 27, 2025

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

DMC Global Inc.

DMC GLOBAL INC.

Dated:

~~December~~January 1627, ~~2024~~2025

By:

/s/ Michelle Shepston

Name: Michelle Shepston

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

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